Ryder

They look awesome.

I downloaded a barograph app to my phone. It seems to be working . Except, those peaks which coincided with times I was driving.

Banjos is closed. I went today. At least a week to go.

D'oh

How do you like this, The glass minnow tube. You put your live bait inside, the fish will strike, get hooked but the bait survives. I don't know how successful they were

Well done stevefish. Apart from the wrong straw and garbage scissors, my eyesight and sausage fingers let me down. Haha I've heard of using a spoon as a lure, but not knives. I reckon a butter knife blade could make a good blade lure, likewise the handle as a metal slice.

What size sinker are you using? Use the lightest possible to get the bait down to the fish. They will pick up a bait and drop it when they feel something's not right. Bream are touchy, they will pick up an run, strike when you feel weight. Flathead strike on the bite, they just inhale baits and lures. I was shocked on the weekend by what my nephew did with the plastics rod I got him for his birthday. He had a ball sinker about the size of a 10 cent attached to a wire trace. He gets a few, but misses heaps more I'm sure.

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That's a great first effort. She must be a natural.

A few more today. Trevor got the bream on weed.

Hey. Don't dis my fish. I think his teeth are better than your man Shane.. Haha

You overcame it with a nice Flatty. I've had so many days like that, both fishing and work. Impossible scenarios you can't avoid. I used to take it hard, you've got to stop and breathe. 2 years ago the night before leaving to go to Paris,worked all day got the house and cat sorted, I went around the corner to buy a beer, coming back the ball joint snapped one wheel lying flat on the road. 50m from home, it took 4 hrs to get sorted. I was lucky it was a quiet street, it could have happened on Anzac Bridge. Oh yea nice flounder too, I've never got one of the beach. Ryder

Do you use anything like sfactor?

Thats a solid bream mate.Well done. Ive heard about crabbies from Seamus and Gianni I have to give them a go. They seem to sink slowly. Slower than a jerk shad.

Nice haul mate. You've a few nice meals there. I fillet and skin flathead, its easier to do with the head on. Gives you somehing to hang on to.

Hi all. I went back today with my nephews Iew Calum for his first crack at them. I explained the technique and what to look for and we got started. Sonya said it rained very hard last night and I thought the fish may have gone. It was a slow start before I got a touch , and pulled up a solid ocean fish. Calum got a few downs, then he hook up, but dropped the fish at the net. I got another, then Cal was on again. He didn't rush it and played him out ro th net. Sonya made us a bite to eat, while we were filling our faces both floats went down. Typical, you look away and the fish bite. We missed them both. Things slowed at the tide change and we moved to a difcerent spot. We got a couple more then called it a day. I'm happy Calum got his first, we may have a new member. A few pics one of the head of the big boy

It was our friend Sonyas birthday today, she was at her dads place Happy birthday kiss kiss She didn't answer the door, in the shower. Jacqui says Just go, So.... 2nd drift fish, then another 8. One under size went back immediately, the rest went back later. im taking my nephew for his first go tomorrow. So I will get back on this post.

That was a great day, Richard was one of the first guys I met.

Well done again, If only there was a bounty on carp.

Amazing. Good luck mate.

That's a great fish mate, congratulations. Nice work too releasing the old girl. They aren't good eating at that size . Great stuff.

Bad luck mate. It looks like the rotor has detatched from the rest of the reel. If you take the spool off there should be a hex shaped locking ring, or nut at the base of the shaft. This nut is locked in place by a small grub screw next to it. The screw could have come out, allowing the locking ring to come loose. This is best case scenario, the pieces could still be under the spool, so take care.

You're absolutely smashing it. Just back from the Barra and onto the Bass. Well done mate. How many fish do you think you've got so far this holidays?

Being land based mostly I'd go with my 2-4kg catana for plastics, lures and bait fishing. Then my Synder MT4144 for blackfish in the harbour and off the rocks, plus some light beach work.

If you can find it, you have to try Beerlao. The Lao people take their beer seriously. It's the nations biggest if not only export. Arguably the worlds best larger. Goes great with Chilli Mud Crab.